Kotobuki Shiriagari
Kotobuki Shiriagari is a Japanese manga artist and actor from Shizuoka, Japan, known for his dark humor and social criticism. In early 1981, after graduating from Tama Art University, he began to work as an advertising illustrator for Kirin Brewery Company. He maintained his regular day job, while developing his manga work, until 1994. His first manga series was Ereki na Haru, a strip launched in 1985. He has been teaching at the School of Progressive Arts in Kobe Design University since 2006.
Known for his "gag" manga, Shiriagari keeps his humor close to the dramatic aspects of life. "I always have the choice of telling it with laughter," he said in an interview about his storytelling. His series appears regularly in Comic Beam and experimental Magazine AX.Works
Manga
- Ereki na Haru, 1985
- Ora Rokoko da Hakusensha 1987
- O.Shi.Go.To., Hanako / Magazine House, 1992
- Koisomore-sensei, 1993
- Hinshi no Esseiisto, 1993–2002
- Ryuusei Kachou, Take Shobou, 1996
- Yajikita in Deep, 1997–2002
- Futago no Oyaji, 1998–2001
- Jijö Oyaji 2000, 2000
- Haikai rōjin Don Quichote, 2001
- Shin Hige no OL Sasako Yabuuchi, Enterbrain, 2002–2004
- Chikyu Boei Ke no Hitobito, Asahishimbunsha, 2004
- Mayonaka no Mizukokikado, Comic Beam, 2004–2005
- Mayonaka no Hige no Yaji-san Kita-san, 2005
- Hogaraka Shinjiru Kimi
- Gero Gero Pusuka Comic Beam, 2006
Films
- 1997 - Tokyo biyori
- 2004 - Kyûtî Hanî
- 2004 - Koi no mon
- 2005 -
- 2007 - Quiet room ni yôkoso
Video games
- Logos Panic Goaisatu - characters design
- - comics
Reception and awards
Kotobuki's series Jiji Oyaji 2000 and Yuruyuru Oyaji won the Bungeishunjū Manga Award in 2000.
He received the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize excellence Award in 2001 for his manga Yajikita in Deep.
